This year, spring will bring a crop of recycling carts as residents of Colerain, Ross and Springfield townships start the new three-year solid waste contract with Rumpke Waste and Recycling.

Rumpke spokeswoman Molly Yeager says crews will start delivering new 65-gallon, green recycling cart recycling carts March 21 and all single-family and two-family structures will receive one cart. Three- and four-family structures will receive two carts. Residences that currently recycle with a Rumpke 65-gallon recycling cart should continue to use their container. Rumpke will switch the container for the new township cart in April.

Yeager says the carts are property of the townships and should remain at the residence where they are delivered.

The townships entered into a three-year contract with Rumpke to provide trash collection services for all households in their communities to save money for residents. Administrators hope the addition of recycling to all households will drive up recycling rates in their communities, as well.

There are two service levels, full and limited, and both include recycling. Residents can change their service letter one time each year.

“Residents of our contract townships should watch their mailboxes toward the end of March,” Yeager said. “They will be receiving post cards telling them when their collection day is.”

Yeager said while some collection days will stay the same, some will change.

Rumpke full service includes the weekly collection of trash and recycling, and once monthly collection of a large item for the rate of $16.20 per month. Rumpke will provide all households with a 65-gallon recycling cart. Smaller 18-gallon bins are available upon request. Full service residents may use their own trash containers or lease a Rumpke 95-gallon trash cart for $2.50 per month. Yeager says all current Rumpke customers will automatically receive full service. If you do not want full service, contact Rumpke immediately to avoid automatic enrollment.

For residents who are small generators of trash, a limited trash service plan is offered for $12.95 per month. With the limited service plan, residents don’t use their own containers, but are provided with one 95-gallon trash cart and one 65-gallon recycling cart that they must use. All trash and recycling must be placed completely inside the containers. Material placed outside of the containers will not be collected, with the exception of one large item per month. Customers who previously bought trash carts can no longer use them through this service program. Rumpke crews will also begin delivering trash carts this month to those residences that signed up for the limited service option.

Yeager said residents with limited service cannot use their own garbage cans and Rumpke will only pick them up if they fit in the provided container.

“I suppose you could give them away,” she said.

Residents may pass previously purchased carts on to a family member living outside Colerain, Ross and Springfield townships, but need to call Rumpke to share the new service address for the container. This will avoid service interruptions and potential charges to the new cart owner’s account.

All trash and recycling carts should be delivered by April 4.

Yeager says Colerain and Springfield township residents who don’t have containers by April 4, should contact Rumpke at 1-877-367-4191 or by emailing cincinnati.market@rumpke.com.

Recycling reminders

Rumpke will begin recycling collection, for those residences that don’t currently participate, the week of April 4.